April, Lauren, Tayla, Tiani Australian Aborigines VS British Settlers The Black War April, Lauren, Tayla, Tiani

The Black War is said to be between 1804–1830, the name ‘The black war’ refers to conflicts and war between Aborigines and white European soldiers and settlers on the island of Van Diemen’s Land (now known as Tasmania), which all resulted in the vital massacre of the original Aboriginal population on the island. When and who

George Frankland (1800–1838), the Surveyor-General of Van Diemen's Land, suggested presenting Aboriginal peoples with official orders in pictures to communicate their laws to Indigenous groups. The orders supposedly promoted equal justice and equality before the law for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Sets of oil-painted wooden boards illustrating what would happen to both an Aboriginal person and a colonist if they attacked one another were nailed to trees. It indicated that if either one killed the other they would be hanged. At the time, many Aboriginal people had been hanged for killing an English colonist, but no English colonist had been hanged for killing an Indigenous person

There were many massacres of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, the majority of which were never recorded in writing, although oral histories were passed down. One massacre reported by George Robinson (1791–1866), the future Chief Protector of Aborigines in the Port Phillip District, is known as the Cape Grim massacre. In February 1828, four shepherds killed 30 Pennemukeer people. In response, Governor Arthur banned Aboriginal people from entering the settled districts of Van Diemen's Land. He claimed that this would prevent conflict between the two groups. The following November, Governor Arthur declared martial law against Aboriginal people, authorising the killing of Aboriginal people on sight. Although Tasmanian Aboriginal groups fought back it is believed that more than 60 per cent of the total Aboriginal population of Tasmania was killed in the 12 months after martial law was declared. Of the remaining Aboriginal population, many were moved into camps that have been compared to concentration camps, where conditions were so horrific that many did not survive. More info

There has also been some controversy over the use of the term 'war' as no official war declaration was made and only the colonists were fully equipped for war. It has also been referred to as civil war, occupation, murder or slaughter. More info

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